MMA kettlebell training

Anyone have any experience with them? I've been thinking about investing in a couple of kettlebells after reading some great things about training with them. I was just wondering if anyone here has trained with them and what they thought.

Did a few sessions with a 25 pound kettlebell and have to say it makes for a pretty intense workout. I'm glad I didn't buy a 35 lb one. Does anyone else get bruising on the top of their forearms? I can't help, but hit the same spot on my forearm every time I do things like cleans and such.

My coach thinks/thought kettlebells were so trendy because it's just a shaped piece of metal..

They are fucking awesome, yes.. it's just a chunk of metal.. but the workouts are badass and once you workout with one you'll never workout without it again. It's something badass for jiujitsu.. mma.. etc

Did a few sessions with a 25 pound kettlebell and have to say it makes for a pretty intense workout. I'm glad I didn't buy a 35 lb one. Does anyone else get bruising on the top of their forearms? I can't help, but hit the same spot on my forearm every time I do things like cleans and such.

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yeah

kind've like how if you do pullups enough you'll rip your callasses off.. I LOVE IT!

Agree 100%. It's just so weird to see the wave of trends come and go. They typically have a short shelf life too. In 6 months everyone will have these fucking kettle bells sitting around collecting dust and you'll be able to get em free on Craigslist.

Yeah I don't deny their effectiveness at all. They are a great workout. But for a while it was the farm yard workout where everyone was pulling cars around and smashing tires with sledge hammers, now it's Crossfit and Kettle Bells and then we'll revert back to weight liftind and then it will be something else.. It's just always so trendy..

Dunno. Just a comment. Kettlebells rock for sure. So did schoolyard workouts, etc etc etc

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seems like a lot of guys are still into the tire sledgehammer thing, dragging shit up hills, sprints with bands on, etc.

More guys need to do olympic lifts if they want to be explosive, rather than sprint around with elastic bands and shit.

guys are faddish IN the ring as well. Once one dude pulls this or that move off, everyone else is going to try it. I expect a lot more attempted Knees from single-leg defense will be coming along shortly.

guys are faddish IN the ring as well. Once one dude pulls this or that move off, everyone else is going to try it. I expect a lot more attempted Knees from single-leg defense will be coming along shortly.

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Haha I never really realized that until you just mentioned it, but that's totally true. That's more from the newer guys though, at least in my experience. I know this one guy that insists on throwing every punch like one of chuck liddell's wide haymakers.

I can't judge though. I've gone for my share of rolling kneebars and oma platas as defense to a single leg after seeing it on the internet.